A bouncer at the Cheltenham premises where tragic Christopher Hall spent his final hours told how the significant facial injuries he suffered left him ‘in shock’ after he went to try and help him.

Giving evidence at the murder trial at Bristol Crown Court, Frog and Fiddle doorman Jason Rickard appeared tearful as he described the distressing situation, saying he recognised the victim by his hair.

He told the court he saw two men get out of a car and chase Mr Hall, known as ‘CJ’, into an alleyway near the pub.

Hearing an ‘altercation,’ he told a colleague to get help and went closer to the scene.

He witnessed the two men exiting the alleyway, one to the right and the second in the opposite direction, as he attempted to assist Mr Hall.

Mr Rickard agreed with the prosecutor that the victim was lying on his back around 10ft up the passage, ‘bleeding heavily.'